In Memoriam

Erik de Vuyst, the senior field service engineer for LAVATEC Laundry Tech-nology Inc, Beacon Falls, CT, and a valued employee since 1993, passed away on May 27 after a long illness. He would have turned 72 the next day. “Erik was a truly special man. He was kind, funny and such a joy to be around,” said Mark Thrasher, president of Lavatec Laundry Technology, Inc. “He was the hardest-working man I have ever met, and he would go out of the way to help anybody. Erik’s dedication to his job and LAVATEC was second to none. He ...